From Native News Online by Levi Rickert July 14, 2026 Opinion The first lesson of Indian boarding schools wasn’t reading or writing. It was silence. I was reminded of that during Labor Day weekend 2022 while talking with a tribal leader at a protest against...
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A Picture Story from the Garden Trip We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the garden located at Kituwah on June 16, 2026. The Center for Native Health does an awesome job of growing nutritious food and beautiful plants. We pulled some weeds, moved some mulch and helped...
Feds Decimate Sacred Land in Utah
Yesterday the US Government, by executive fiat, eliminated protection for 90% of the lands in the Bears' Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments in the State of Utah, placing tribal nations in the unenviable position of once again having to fight to...
Coming Up: The Way We See the World
Museum of the Cherokee People’s signature summer event returns! On Friday, August 7, we celebrate the fifth year of The Way We See the World, Museum of the Cherokee People’s community dedicated to uplifting film, music, and art by emerging Native creatives. Held right...
Town of Murphy Will Return Fort Butler to Cherokee People
The Murphy Town Council approved a resolution authorizing the Town to convey Fort Butler Park and Historical Site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at no cost, pending completion of the legal transfer process. Mayor Tim Radford said the decision reflects respect...
Atsei Cooper’s Post
“Waiting at Blythe Ferry” Haley Atsei Cooper March 2026 Digital art I was commissioned by the Tennessee Department of Archaeology to illustrate a memorial piece for the dedication of the Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park. I’m grateful for the opportunity to create...
Great Weekend at the EBCI Powwow
This past weekend was the annual Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' Powwow, with competitors from many different tribes and nations in full regalia performing in competitive dance for cash prizes. The weather was great all weekend, the crowds were huge, and a good time...
Hot Day at Mothers Garden
On June 30, ABLA Board member Amy Arrendell and her friend Marcie volunteered at the Center for Native Health's Cherokee Mothers Garden. Amy says it's worth the visit to get to know Madison Leatherwood, the Garden's volunteer coordinator as well as director of the...
Field Trip to Cherokee Mothers Garden
We had a fine time on our Garden Workday yesterday, weeding and mulching and learning about the design and building of the Center for Native Health "Cherokee Mothers Garden." And it was a huge gift to have had so much time to spend with MedCat Program Coordinator...
30th Annual Celebration of the Acquisition of the Sacred Kituwah Mound
For 176 years, the site of the original Mother Town of the Cherokee people, on the banks of the Oconaluftee River near present-day Bryson City, was held in ownership by the settler-colonizer people. But in 1996, under the leadership of Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) Dr....